[email protected] Ransomware is another malicious program of the Ransomware type, which has recently been reported by a number of attacked users. This threat infects the computer in a very stealthy way and encrypts the files, found there. From then on, the victims are not able to open or use any of the affected data and they are asked to pay a huge amount of money (in Bitcoins) as ransom if they ever want to decrypt their files.

Such infection can be extremely dangerous because practically, it can attack any computer. The malicious program enters the system of the victims unnoticed and begins to unfold its malicious activities without the computer owner even suspecting that he is under a great danger. The main purpose of the hackers, who stand behind [email protected] Ransomware, is to blackmail the victims to pay for a decryption key, which can reverse the malicious encryption. Unfortunately, there are not many ways to break this malicious encryption code and apart from the special key, which the hackers offer, and there are very few other options, which may be effective. Our “How to remove” team has done its best to prepare a removal guide, which contains some alternative solutions. If you give them a try, you may be able to combat [email protected] Ransomware to some extent and eventually save some of your files without paying the ransom. So, take a look at what we have prepared below and let us know if we were helpful.

How does this virus spread and how can it get into my computer?

[email protected] Ransomware is usually spread through well camouflaged Trojan horse infections, infected installers, pop-ups and fake ads, spam emails that contain a link or an attachment, an offer or some attractive image or file. Usually, the malicious email or transmitter may prompt you to download the file or click on the link. The virus activates when the file/link is downloaded and opened and proceeds with its malicious encryption without almost any visible symptoms. Knowing how this Ransomware spreads, you should have an idea how to protect your computer from such a virus attack. Of course, it’s good to be very careful when opening emails received from dubious or unknown senders or messages that contain suspicious information, which is unrelated to your regular correspondence. Always avoid emails from the spam folder, as most e-mail service providers automatically filter emails and put suspicious files in the spam folder. Still, you do not have to fully trust this built-in auto filter because potentially dangerous emails can slip into your inbox. Also, make sure you’ve secured your system with trusted anti-virus software and keep it up-to-date. It is always advisable to have a backup of the files stored on your system somewhere on an external media in the event of an emergency because this is the easiest way to recover them in a case of a Ransomware attack.

We have a comprehensive (and daily updated) guide on how to decrypt your files. Check it out here.

If the guide doesn’t help, download the anti-virus program we recommended or try our free online virus scanner. Also, you can always ask us in the comments for help!

The hackers’ blackmail scheme

After [email protected] Ransomware silently completes the encryption, a scary ransom message window usually appears on the victims’ screen. In the ransom notice, the victim is asked to pay a certain amount of Bitcoins. The hackers normally push for a quick payment of the ransom and give a short deadline for their demands to be fulfilled. But the problems with [email protected] Ransomware do not end here. If you agree to pay the ransom, there is absolutely no guarantee that you will save your files. What usually happens is the moment the crooks get their money, they simply disappear and no decryption solution is sent back to the victims. Such practice is common and the people, who have burned their money, are usually left to deal with their encrypted files on their own. For this reason, the security experts in our team never recommend the victims of Ransomware to complete the hackers’ demands. An alternative to that is to remove the traces of [email protected] Ransomware from the computer and to try to recover from its attack by other means such as file backups, copies from external devices or cloud storage. We have described the exact steps for that in the removal guide below and you can access them for free. However, we need to warn you that [email protected] Ransomware is a very complex infection and even if you delete the virus from your system, unfortunately, your files may remain locked because removal of the Ransomware does not automatically release the encrypted documents from the encryption. It only removes the infected files from your system and. Of course, removing the virus is very important if you want to continue using the computer. That’s why we encourage you to use the instructions in the guide and get rid of [email protected] Ransomware and then try to get back some of your data with the help of the suggested file-restoration steps below.

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